2 Corinthians, Bible, faith, God, grief, hope, Jesus, John, Matthew, pain, trials
There are times we feel stuck in suffering. We look around and see no way out. The hurt is so deep, so constant, and everything we’ve tried to counteract the pain so ineffective, we feel helpless and hopeless. Or, as Paul put it, “in our hearts we felt the...
2 Corinthians, Bible, Colossians, conflict, forgiveness, God, love, self worth, significance
(Yikes. Hope this article can really live up to that title…) (It’s ok, it’s not the words in this post that inspired that title. Scripture inspired that title. So I can go that big with that claim.) (I probably shouldn’t start a post with a...
Bible, Ephesians, Facebook, God, growing, James, Jesus, pain, Philippians, Psalms, spiritual growth, trials
I shared an article on my Facebook wall the other day in which a pastor makes the case that God does give us more than we can handle. I happened to agree with this suffering Christian. However, a friend of mine who loves Jesus and the Catholic Church and knows...
Bible, Ephesians, Galatians, God, growing, Holy Spirit, Romans, spiritual growth
To: My Followers From: God Subject: Life There will be no doing this yourself. Living a life with Me as your Lord – it’s not possible in your own strength. I don’t say this because I have a superiority complex (I’m actually quite justified in...
anxiety, Bible, fear, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Philippians, power, sin, temptation, worry
My pastor said something I didn’t like today. He read Philippians 4:6 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God,” – and then he offered this...